"I too have applied to agent orange--was denied cause i wasnt in country---I have diabeties type 2 and congestive heart failure---am goin to try to re-apply for it---i was on the USS MAZAMA AE_9 off the coast of Nam in 66 --and we have been in close…"
"Ken i will be at the reunion in St Louis if mnothing happens--we are plannin to attend maybe just one or two days---want to on the riverboat criuse and tour the bud place--hoping to see ya there ---its only 275 miles frm us---take care and thanks…"
"Doug--Thank you for the welcome to the site---as for my service in Nam no need to thank me we had a job to do and we tried as best as we could-- but am proud of what we did over there we had a great team that pulled together --but thank you again---…"
"Was on the Mazama AE-9 frm 12/27/62 to 12/21/66---made the round the world cruise -via Veit Nam-- crossed the equator and became a shellback---was discharged upon arrival at Davisville 12-21-66--we worked hard but we played hard too---"
"went frm deck force in 64 as a BTFN--made 3rd class in 66--was on the USS Mazama AE-9 --made west-pac in 66 got out --reupped in 72 was BT on Iwo Jima and the Basilone DD-824 --was dicharged as a BT-2 in 78 ---steamed Modified "D" type and 600# "M"…"
"made first transit in 66 on the USS Mazama AE-9 ---also we were the first to start the sweeping of the mines in 74 --Nimbus star and Nimbus Moon while i was on the Uss Iwo Jima LPH-2--72-74---"
"I was a BT on the Iwo frm 72 to 74--Made 3rd class on 74 --we had trouble with that valve when i was on there had hard time keeping gaskets on it---if its the same valve im thinkin of it was the de-superheatr valve on the back side of the…"
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